Piezo 2009

Electroceramics for End users IV

Programme

The following speakers are confirmed:

• Dragan Damjanovic, EPFL, LC, Switzerland
  PZT: from enhanced properties to environmental impact

• Richard Greaves, MEGGITT Sensors, UK & Switzerland
  Building a business through piezoelectric Sensors

• Andrzej Nowicki, IPPT, Poland
  High frequency medical transducers

• Carsten Schuh, Siemens AG, Corporate Technology, Germany
  Eberhard Hennig, PI Ceramics, Germany
  Status of lead-free piezoceramic materials

• Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Ceramic Science and Engineering, Penn State, USA
  RF switches using piezoelectric MEMS

• Satoshi Wada, University of Yamanashi, Japan
  Lead-free piezoelectric materials with enhanced piezoelectric properties by domain wall engineering

• Tomasz Zawada, InSensor A/S, Denmark
  Energy harvesting devices

Sunday 1 March 2009
16.00-19.30

Tutorials on:

• Design of ultrasonic transducers – for medical imaging and NDE applications
  Marc Lethiecq, University of Tours, France
  Andrzej Nowicki, IPPT, Poland

• Processing of piezoelectric materials (thin/thick films and ceramics)
  Barbara Malic, Jožef Stefan Institute Slovenia, Erling Ringgaard, MEGGITT Ferroperm Piezoceramics, Denmark
  Robert Dorey, Cranfield University, UK

Monday 2 March – Wednesday 4 March 2009
A full technical programme will be offered on a diverse range of topics including:

• multiferroics

• lead free and sustainable materials

• thin and thick films for devices integration

• materials and devices for high frequency ultrasonic medical imaging

• concepts and materials for very high temperature applications

• cost effective processing methods for large scale applications of energy harvesting applications

• energy harvesting using piezo

• multiferroics for spintronics applications

• medical applications of piezoelectric materials

Contact: Konstantin Astafiev info@piezo2009.com +45 49 12 71 21